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Meanings of bent in English

Portuguese
talento
Catalan
destresa
Spanish
tino

A special way of doing something.

        talento
        Portuguese
        tendência
        Catalan
        inclinació
        Spanish
        inclinación

        A relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way.

              tendência
              Spanish
              agrostis

              Grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens.

                    agrostis

                    Fixed in your purpose.

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                          Usage of bent in English
                          1
                          However, few observers believe the army is bent on seizing power again.
                          Reuters
                          2
                          A company spokesman said yesterday, however, that the framework had been bent.
                          The Irish Times
                          3
                          Difficult, of course, for one of my naturally puritanical bent, but possible.
                          Ashes Of Victory
                          4
                          Let it not be said that the Second bent from his responsibilities.
                          Orb Sceptre Throne
                          5
                          This Government is hell-bent on eradicating as many democractic bodies as possible.
                          The Irish Times
                          6
                          The so-called practical bent of the Romans worked in the same direction.
                          Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Ed...
                          7
                          Juan was small and bent with age, although he carried no cane.
                          Iron lace
                          8
                          Floor Touches How: Stand on one foot with your knee slightly bent.
                          Climbing Magazine
                          9
                          China views Tsai as a separatist bent on formal independence for Taiwan.
                          Radio NZ
                          10
                          Blomkvist bent forward and put his hand on Paolo Roberto's good knee.
                          The girl who played with fire
                          11
                          Yet the will of the people is bent in another direction: survival.
                          Shift
                          12
                          Taranaki's premier gardening event is taking on a ecological bent this year.
                          Radio NZ
                          13
                          The turn of the words showed the honest bent of the mind.
                          The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862 / A Magazine...
                          14
                          These were bent on the natural progression and conclusion of the dance.
                          Taken Alive
                          15
                          The woman in the car bent forward over the wheel, staring hard.
                          The Hollow of Her Hand
                          16
                          Hare held to the pommel and bent dizzily forward in the saddle.
                          The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
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                          Translations for bent
                          Bent through the time
                          Bent across language varieties
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                          Common
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                          Common
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